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tonyxon22
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As many of you know better than me, photons are the carriers of the electromagnetic force, so they exchange is necessary for example in order to keep an electron around a proton in a hydrogen atom. So how does this work exactly? What is this “exchange”? In the mentioned system, which one of the two particles (if any) emits the photon and which one receives it? Why does that particle emitting a photon does not decay? Is it necessary that a constant exchange of many photons is made in order to keep the electron at that “orbit” or “state of energy” or “distance”? Is there an infinite flow of photons an all directions being emitted from the nucleus to catch the electron at whatever position it might be?
Thanks and best regards,
Thanks and best regards,